Planned FedEx facility jeopardizes quality of life

We had such high hopes when Hanover Township, Lehigh County, seemed to be challenging the proposed FedEx Ground distribution center in Allen Township.

Alas, as usual, big money talks, and our quality of suburban life walks down Willowbrook Road for the price of a new pumper rescue truck as well as other Hanover demands being met by the invaders ("Hanover, FedEx hash out traffic concerns").

So what can we do when they're selling us out? Maybe we can get residents of Catasauqua, Northampton and surrounding townships to chip in and buy Hanover a new firetruck, plus a cute black-and-white spotted puppy. That might work.

No. Greed breeds more greed. Certainly, local governments are in need of revenue, but it isn't fair to sell out resident taxpayers and their children to industry that will take over and jeopardize our quality of life and lower our property values. There has to be another way to get us out of the mess Lehigh Valley International Airport has so graciously dumped in our laps to solve its problems.